Groups | Heeding God’s Call

Groups

Group	Description	Manager	Posts	Members	Join Link
Carrying the prophetic message(s) of this Gathering to our faith communities	We are called to speak what we have heard, invite others to listen	chpifer	4	9	Request membership
Increasing understanding of, and social action on behalf of, immigrants and immigration policy	We are called to respond to the biblical mandate of radical hospitality, to welcome the stranger	chpifer	2	5	Request membership
Learning to discern God’s Call individually and corporately	We are called to work together in replacing tyranny of all sorts with God	chpifer	2	7	Request membership
Challenging the idol of militarism	to encourage focused discourse and fresh strategies to educate the public in an engaging way and to promote practical alternatives to militarism	chpifer	2	5	Request membership
Empowering, and joining with, the energy and vision of youth	We are called to let the youth empower other youth to promote the causes of peace and justice.	chpifer	5	6	Request membership
Building peace in our streets and homes	We are called as individuals to demonstrate peaceful ways to resolve conflicts; and to promote peacebuilding.	chpifer	8	10	Request membership
Witnessing faithfully against the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan	We are called to let the President and Congress know these wars must be ENDED	chpifer	2	4	Request membership
Struggling with the Palestinian/Israeli conflict	We are called to work to develop a dialog to help resolve the pain in the Middle East.	chpifer	3	5	Request membership
Increasing access to education, healthcare, housing, and meeting basic human needs	We are called to lift up and support the incredible work of the Children	chpifer	2	6	Request membership
Ending Torture	We are called to demand the thorough uprooting of this evil system	chpifer	4	4	Request membership
Teaching nonviolence, restorative justice, and conflict resolution	We are called to become facilitators and participants of programs that increase awareness of nonviolent ways of resolving conflict	chpifer	4	12	Request membership
Deepening our reverence for creation, and Liberating the earth from consumerism, over-consumption, and greed	We are called to foster a right relationship with the earth, to restore balance and harmony in creation	chpifer	3	5	Request membership
Naming and addressing conflict about sexual orientation and gender identity issues	We are called to live in the fullness of God	chpifer	2	2	Request membership
Nurturing opportunities for interfaith dialogue, discernment and collaboration	We are called to meaningful radical interfaith engagement in which listening to, knowing, trusting, loving is the foundation of our work	chpifer	2	6	Request membership
Recognizing and overcoming racism to create a multi-racial church in a multi-racial society	We are called to building relationships with people different from ourselves; and to confronting the structures of racism within our community	chpifer	2	7	Request membership
Confess our practice, and heal the wounds of viewing people as "other"	We are called to heal enough to break the silence about stereotypes that cause conflict, find common ground and recognize the Light in each of us	chpifer	2	4	Request membership
Supporting Radical Christian Living	We are called to build community that supports radical Christian living and prophetic witness (What would Jesus do?)	chpifer	2	5	Request membership
Creating a Vital Church Movement	Create a vital peace/justice church movement that is welcoming and trans-denominational	chpifer	2	6	Request membership